Haynes James D. (Muncie IN) Kwiatkowski Jerome A. (Muncie IN) Mapes Glenn H. (Muncie IN)
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Ball Corporation (Muncie IN 02)
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The present invention is a computer control system for a glass factory having a plurality of individual section glassware forming machines. The glass factory control system preferably comprises four microprocessor systems, respectively responsible for overall factory control, overall shop control, i
The present invention is a computer control system for a glass factory having a plurality of individual section glassware forming machines. The glass factory control system preferably comprises four microprocessor systems, respectively responsible for overall factory control, overall shop control, individual shop control and individual section control. At the most general level, a microprocessor called the factory supervisory computer performs such functions as scheduling jobs, controlling inventory, forecasting sales, determining fuel availability and cost, performing IS machine simulation and providing maintenance information. At the next level, another microprocessor called the console computer stores and manages all job history files, provides shop status information on demand and collects selected production data. Each shop computer performs such functions as controlling a stacker motor, monitoring temperatures, storing section status information and storing job timing information in nonvolatile storage. At the most specific level, each section computer controls the glassware forming mechanism of the associated individual section. In organization, the supervisory computer is connected to the console computer and to the various production support and monitoring systems common to the factory. The console computer is connected to each of the shop computers and also to the various production support and monitoring systems common to the factory. Each shop computer is connected to a plurality of section computers under its auspices and to the monitoring systems of the associated shop. Each section computer is connected to its associated individual section and to monitoring systems specific to the associated section.
대표청구항▼
In a glassware forming system having at least one furnace for converting raw materials into molten glass, at least one forehearth for controllably cooling said molten glass to a predetermined temperature, means for forming gobs of molten glass, a plurality of IS machines, each IS machine having a pl
In a glassware forming system having at least one furnace for converting raw materials into molten glass, at least one forehearth for controllably cooling said molten glass to a predetermined temperature, means for forming gobs of molten glass, a plurality of IS machines, each IS machine having a plurality of individual sections, each of said sections performing a plurality of functions to convert said gobs of molten glass to glass containers, a lehr and means for conveying said containers from said IS machines to said lehr, a control system comprising: a plurality of section control means, each of said plurality of section control means being associated with a different one of said plurality of sections of said plurality of IS machines for controlling the operation of its respective section in said glassware forming system, said section control means controlling both the timing and phase relationship between each of the sections of each of said plurality of machines; a plurality of machine control means, each of said plurality of machine control means being associated with a different one of said plurality of IS machines and being in communication with each of the section control means of its respective machine for controlling each of the section control means of its respective IS machine, each of said plurality of said machine control means including means for varying the timing and the phase relationship of each of the sections of its respective IS machine and including means for controlling the speed of its respective machine; a console computer in communication with each of said plurality of machine control means and monitoring said plurality of machine control means for controlling the job scheduling for each of said plurality of machines, said console computer receiving job status reports from each of said plurality of machine control means; and a factory supervisory computer in communication with said console computer to manage information on raw material inventory, glassware inventory, the status of jobs being run in each stop, factory maintenance, and job scheduling data, and to determine and provide to the console computer instructions to load said machine control means in response to operator instructions or to predicted job termination data, and to provide information for the control of raw materials inventory, furnace operation and glassware inventory warehousing. A method for forming glassware containers from raw materials in a glassware container forming system comprising: storing information relating to the proportion of raw materials to be used in each of a plurality of jobs; selecting one of said plurality of jobs; generating commands to a mixing means to cause said mixing means to mix said raw materials in the proportion required for said selected job; controllably conveying said mixed raw materials to a furnace to be converted into molten glass; converting said molten glass into glassware containers; and determining the quanity of glass being converted into glassware containers, wherein said step of controllably conveying said mixed raw materials to a furnace comprises the step of conveying an amount of mixed raw materials to said furnace corresponding to said quantity of glass being converted into glassware containers.
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